Colchester Archaeological Trust

CAT Report 1787: summary

Archaeological monitoring at 16 St Clare Road, Colchester, Essex, CO3 3SZ:March 2022
by Sarah Veasey (with contributions from Dr Matthew Loughton and Megan Seehra)

Date report completed: June 2022
Location: 16 St Clare Road, Colchester, Essex, CO3 3SZ
Map reference(s): TL 97455 24925 (centre)
File size: 8516 kb
Project type: Monitoring
Significance of the results:
Keywords: 16 St Clare Road

Summary. Archaeological monitoring was carried out at 16 St Clare Road, Colchester, Essex, during groundworks for extensions to the front and rear of the property. The site is located within Lexden Cemetery, an area of known Late Iron Age and Roman burials. Excavation of a foundation trench revealed a single urned cremation burial. Buried in flask dating to the Late Iron Age/early Roman period were the remains of possibly two individuals, one adult and one young child.